Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
London and Quadrant Housing Trust
29 – 35 West Ham Lane
Stratford
E15 4PH
UK
Contact person: Adrian Uden - Procurement
E-mail: auden@lqgroup.org.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Grounds Maintenance and Tree Maintenance
Reference number: L and Q 00001760
II.1.2) Main CPV code
50000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
L and Q is seeking suitably experienced suppliers to fulfil its grounds and tree maintenance across its estates. The scope of the GM services will include, but is not necessarily restricted to the following:• Grass cutting removing excess arisings • Grass maintenance to include weed control, litter and leaf removal• Horticultural maintenance to borders and beds to include weed control, litter and leaf removal• Pruning and hedge cutting• Replanting• Hard surface maintenance to include cleaning, litter, algae, moss and weed removal• Maintain and report on hard surface condition and safety, carrying out minor repairs • Inspect all external surfaces, structures and features reporting on their condition • External litter removal and bin emptying • Graffiti removal• Cleaning of bin stores and paladins (where a Site is not serviced by a separate cleaning contract)• Minor tree care • Dilapidation repair work• Woodland management works to include coppicing/thinning
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
17 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
77000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
GM - London South (Inner) and East (Inner)Trees -South and North West England
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Services and Works to be provided under the Contracts include (but are not limited to):Grounds MaintenanceTree Maintenance
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 65%
Price
/ Weighting:
35%
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 84
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
L and Q expect a minimum standard of qualification to be held by the organisation's operatives. Please confirm if staff are qualified to the following standards using the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF):1. Operatives; RQF Level 1 (amenity horticulture, arborist, pest control etc.) and or/other relevant vocational qualifications.2. Skilled staff including gardeners/arboriculturists and supervisors; RQF Level 2 (amenity horticulture, arboriculture, pest control) and/or other relevant vocational qualifications.3. Managers and above; RQF Levels 3 and 4 (amenity horticulture, arboriculture, pest control) and/or other relevant vocational qualificationsL and Q expects the successful contractor(s) to be members of the British Association of Landscape Industries (BALI) and to maintain that membership during the life of the contract. &Q expects the successful consultancy to be corporate members of the Arboricultural Association and to maintain that membership during the life of the contract. Please confirm if your organisation is a corporate member of the Arboricultural Association. For Lot 4 (North West THT ONLY) - please note that membership to the Arboricultural Association is not mandatory However, "Technician" membership would also be acceptable (Lot 4 only)
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
23/10/2024
Local time: 17:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
02/01/2025
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until:
25/04/2025
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
L and Q
Cray House, 3 Maidstone Road, Sidcup, Kent, DA14 5HU
Sidcup
UK
E-mail: AUden@lqgroup.org.uk
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
RICS
RICS
RICS
DA14 5HU
UK
E-mail: AUden@lqgroup.org.uk
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
As per ITT
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
L & Q
DA14 5HU
Sidcup, Kent
DA14 5HU
UK
E-mail: AUden@lqgroup.org.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
26/09/2024